Hi guys, been a while since I visited TPU, nice to see everyone's alive and kicking!

Long Story Short:
So my previous rig (which was my 1st) has been dead in the water for more than a year and a half now (spent too much energy on it previously trying to fix it to no avail) and left everything to concentrate on the "real world"..

Now that I am older, wiser.. and have slightly more disposable cash I've decided to go back to my gaming roots and order myself a lovely new rig.

I would try and get a 4GB GTX 680. You can take down the PSU a notch to a good quality 750w, unless you plan on going dual graphics cards in the future with those 680's. And I would highly recommend an SSD instead of that Velociraptor, it's just not worth it.

A mild OC on that CPU shouldn't be a problem, just watch out when it hits in the mid 70c temperature vicinity. Then I think it would be wise to get an aftermarket cooler.

I would try and get a 4GB GTX 680. You can take down the PSU a notch to a good quality 750w, unless you plan on going dual graphics cards in the future with those 680's. And I would highly recommend an SSD instead of that Velociraptor, it's just not worth it.

A mild OC on that CPU shouldn't be a problem, just watch out when it hits in the mid 70c temperature vicinity. Then I think it would be wise to get an aftermarket cooler.

Honestly, for now I think that 2GB is probably sufficient. But if you're like most responsible people, you'll probably want to keep this computer for several years, so it would be valuable to get something more likely to last for newer games or a higher resolution monitor.

Yep, a GTX670 would be almost as fsat as the GTX680, and a fair bit cheaper. With money saved, you can opt for a 120GB SSD for OS, and if your heart's set on the VR, I ain't going to talk you out of it, but use it for storage, it cannot match an SSD in terms of sheer speed and responsiveness. Otherwise, scrap that VR and get a 1TB/2TB WDC Black for storage. You're reusing that HX850W PSU, right? It's powerful emnough that, in the future, should you decide on a 2nd GTX670 for some SLi gaming, that PSU would handle the added load with ease. Might I ask, why nV cards only? Best bang right now, on the higher end scale, is the HD7950 which OC like a mad mutha.....

I wouldn't get a 4GB GTX680 unless your running a 1440p monitor or higher. If not then you get basically no benefits. And you will actually have more negatives out of it then you might think because of the memory latencies.